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For the past few years, the standard in Wi-Fi technology has been 802.11n, a wireless transmission protocol that, in theory, can deliver data up to 600 megabits per second. In the last year, a newer version of Wi-Fi has begun to appear in consumer routers – 802.11ac. It’s actually an evolved version of 802.11n, but it offers dramatically better connection speeds. …

[Note: Dwight is on vacation through this week. Technology Bytes host Peter Hughes will be handling the linkposts while he’s out.] Another Note: Tomorrow night Dwight and I will both be at the Technology Bytes Geek Gathering which happens the first Friday of each month at Khon’s in Midtown. Sulfur-based tech the answer to burnable lithium-ion batteries? – new type of …

• How The New Facebook Search Is Different & Unique From Google Search – Google searches pages, which are “voted on” by links. Facebook searches the relationships between people, places and thinks, connected by Likes. And A really tiny explanation of how Facebook’s Graph Search works • FAA to pilots: Turn off personal devices in …

CES 2013 • RIM to hit multiple price points with range of BlackBerry 10 devices – For now, RIM has only talked about two new BlackBerry 10 devices, handsets that the company hopes will restore it to relevance. However, more are planned, and at many different prices. And Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile to offer BlackBerry …

• Twitter photos: Put a filter on it – As expected, Twitter adds image filters to its apps for Android and iOS. The new versions have been submitted to the Google and Apple app stores. Also Instagram’s next move: a novel new camera for iOS and a fresh filter for all • Some Enterprising XDA …

• One Simple Trick Could Disable a City’s 4G Phone Network – A $650 piece of equipment could jam the control channel for LTE, rendering it useless over a wide area. Is this fixable? • Obama signs secret directive to help thwart cyberattacks – Signed in mid-October, the order allows the military to make swift …

• New full-sized iPad with improved internals, Lightning connector to be announced next week at current prices – The tweaked iPad will be introduced alongside the iPad, according to 9to5Mac. • New Photos of 13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro Show Battery Layout, Ports, and More and Estimated prices on 13-inch Retina MacBook Pros: Starts around U$1,699 …

• New iPhone to Support LTE Around the World – Sources tell the Wall Street Journal that the iPhone 5 will work on most LTE networks, regardless of country. Also A step towards iTravel? Delta and American Airlines confirm support for Apple Passbook • FedEx Planning for ‘Surge Volume’ Event September 21-24, Coinciding with Rumored …

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